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Blondie have announced High Noon, a 13-track studio album due Feb. 26, 2027, through BMG. It is the band’s first album of new material since 2017’s Pollinator and the final Blondie recording by co-founding drummer Clem Burke; lead single “Spectral Eyes,” written by Johnny Marr, is out now.
Blondie will release High Noon, their 12th studio album, on Feb. 26, 2027, marking the band’s first collection of new material in nine years. The record, arriving through BMG, is also the final Blondie recording by late co-founding drummer Clem Burke; its first single, “Spectral Eyes,” is available now.
“Spectral Eyes” was written by guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr, who also plays on the track. It opens the album and brings together clean guitar lines, a buoyant rhythm and a quickly arriving chorus. Marr is among several guests on the record, alongside Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, Beirut’s Zach Condon, and Lucius members Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig.
The 13-song tracklist begins with “Spectral Eyes” and includes “Heartbreak Kid,” “Come Back Home,” “Tambo Tambo,” “Man Who Had No Face,” “The End,” “Little Metal Drummer,” “Sleepwalking,” “Whistle Into the Wind,” “Antifreeze,” “East of Eden,” “Bad Underwear” and “Ah, Sunflower, Weary of Time.” “Heartbreak Kid” was written by Blondie guitarist Chris Stein with Johnny Thunders in mind; Matlock wrote “Sleepwalking.”
Recording began in New York in 2022 with producer John Congleton, who also worked on 2017’s Pollinator. David Wrench later joined the project for additional production and mixing. The band’s account says the sessions became Burke’s final recordings with Blondie, though the group did not know that when recording began.
A New Album and Burke’s Final Sessions
High Noon carries particular weight as a new Blondie release and as a record documenting Clem Burke’s final work with the band. Burke was a co-founder and a central part of Blondie’s recordings across decades. The album’s release will give listeners a new set of songs featuring his playing, while marking the end of that recorded chapter with the group.
The announcement also extends Blondie’s recording career beyond Pollinator, the band’s 2017 album. With a release date set more than a year ahead and a single already available, the group has begun introducing the project well before the full record arrives. The guest list and the songs’ varied origins point to a collaborative album, though the band has not characterized every track’s sound in detail.
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From Pollinator to High Noon
Pollinator, released in 2017, was Blondie’s previous album of new material. It included outside contributions from artists including Charli XCX, Sia, Dev Hynes, Joan Jett and Marr. High Noon again features collaborators, with Marr contributing both songwriting and guitar to the lead single.
Blondie have long drawn on multiple styles, including punk, rock, pop, dance music and Latin rhythms. The new album’s tracklist also reaches into the band’s history: “Little Metal Drummer” revisits a song first recorded by founding keyboardist Jimmy Destri for his 1981 solo album Heart on a Wall. That original version featured Debbie Harry and Burke as well.
Harry described the record as bringing together different influences and periods in the group’s history. The album was made over several years, beginning in 2022, with Congleton and later Wrench involved in its production. Those details place the project’s creation well before its announced 2027 release.
““This album is classic Blondie — an amalgamation of all our different influences and eras into something new.””
— Debbie Harry, in a statement
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Details Still Awaiting Release
The announcement sets out the release date, label, tracklist and collaborators, but does not provide a full schedule for additional singles or other promotional activity. It is also not clear whether Blondie plan live performances tied to the album or how they will handle Burke’s absence in any future touring lineup.
The supplied information identifies “Spectral Eyes” as the first single and describes the album as Burke’s final recording with the band. It does not specify when Burke’s contributions were recorded within the sessions or provide further details about his work on individual tracks. The group’s statement says the band did not know, as recording began, that those sessions would become his last with Blondie.
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The Road to February 2027
High Noon is scheduled for Feb. 26, 2027, through BMG, and “Spectral Eyes” is available as the first preview. The announced sequence gives listeners the album’s opening track now, with the remaining 12 songs due when the full record is released.
Further singles, videos, performance plans and additional album details have not been specified in the announcement. Any updates on those points would clarify how Blondie intend to present the record before its release; for now, the confirmed next milestone is the album’s February 2027 arrival.
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Key Questions
When will Blondie release High Noon?
High Noon is due Feb. 26, 2027, through BMG.
Is High Noon Blondie’s first album in nine years?
It is Blondie’s first album of new material in nine years. Their previous album, Pollinator, came out in 2017.
What is the first single from High Noon?
The first single is “Spectral Eyes,” written by Johnny Marr, who also contributes guitar. The song is out now.
Why is High Noon significant for Clem Burke?
The album is described as the final recording by late co-founding drummer Clem Burke with Blondie. The band says it did not know this when recording began in 2022.
Who appears on High Noon?
Announced collaborators include Johnny Marr, Glen Matlock, Zach Condon, Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig. Marr wrote and plays guitar on “Spectral Eyes.”
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